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[–] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 47 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I read that as NO, PEPSI IS NOT GOD

DAMN, OKAY?

for longer than I care to admit πŸ˜…

[–] MadBob@feddit.nl 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I've scrolled past this a few times thinking the hyphen was a full stop. Now I get the joke!

[–] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I'm glad I could help!

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago

The power of Pepsi commands you!

[–] Yeller_king@reddthat.com 46 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Last panel is ironically conformist.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think that’s also part of the joke. As the protagonist continues to do normal things like eat dinner at a restaurant.

[–] tyo_ukko@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 month ago

Yep, I think the whole point is that he thinks he's being different, but in reality he just turned into an asshole.

[–] Zementid@feddit.nl 10 points 1 month ago (4 children)
[–] TheKingBee@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Dr. Pepper is clearly the best, really not sure why they make anything else...

[–] Bosht@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Same. Come has changed their recipe so much over the year it just tastes like weird chemical carbonation to me. Used to love OG vanilla coke. Now I'm a Pepsi guy. Especially fountain. So refreshing. Barqs still wins best on fountain tho.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago

For me it's Pepsi too but Pepsi Max is the best. Pepsi Max 2-pack best.

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Diet versions of pop are better.

Fucking Coke and Pepsi regular leaving that sickly sweet taste plastered to your mouth after drinking it.

[–] sunglocto@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Rum and water doesn’t hit the same.

Water is better but everything in moderation eh.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

But what if they enjoy soda

[–] BanjoShepard@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

100% agree and it cleans up easier than regular syrupy soda.

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago

I don't find Pepsi as bad as Coke with that. Coke leaves my mouth feeling gross.

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Try them with real sugar. I find that real sugar doesn’t leave that filmy aftertaste

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 month ago

not drinking pop is even better

[–] lurklurk@lemmy.world -3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Diet versions are pointless as they provide no sugar. I'd rather drink water

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

You drink soda to get sugar?

[–] lurklurk@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

pretty much yeah

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago

I guess that's what goes in the mind when somebody throws a tantrum.

[–] BenLeMan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Fifth panel:

[to his boss] "Yes, sir. Right away, sir!

[–] PassingDuchy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Lol my brother is a coke guy. Took him out for his birthday and he's in the bathroom when server came over for drink orders. My brother usually interrogates them if it's real coke which seems kind of over the top so I just said "do you have actual coke?" and got a yes so ordered it for him. He sits down and I'm like I made sure it was coke for you! He takes a sipβ€” it's Pepsi lmao.

Still not as funny as the time we were on vacation in a Pepsi area. Couldn't even find coke in the gas stations. We visit a ye olde touristy shopping center done up like the 1950s. Coke paraphernalia everywhere. I'm like great we can finally get you a coke! Go in a store, all the coolers are coke aesthetic, he's excited. β€”It's all Pepsi.

It's hard up out there lmao. (I understand the frustration though, did once have a meltdown after a lot of driving because I couldn't get tea anywhere that wasn't a cheap grocery store teabag at best lol just want good tea before doing another 8hrs straight driving. Ended up angrily making my own in the parking lot like a madwoman lmfao)

[–] limelight79@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm a coke guy but will drink Pepsi in restaurants. I've never seen a "convenience" store that only had Pepsi. It doesn't sound very convenient to me.

[–] PassingDuchy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Was the most weirdly aggressively Pepsi only area I've ever been in haha now I try to make sure we grab him a six pack when we go anywhere new juuuust in case. Haven't run into the situation a second time fortunately lol

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 month ago (4 children)

It goes:

Pepsi
Diet Pepsi
Pepsi Max
Coke
Coke Zero
. . . Diet Coke
. . . . . Crystal Pepsi 😭

They're right though, Pepsi is not god damn "okay". Pepsi is great. (though I'll drink any of my top 5 interchangeably, except for the sugar, and I only have any of them as a treat now after years of drinking way too much.)

[–] ninjabard@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If diet Pepsi is your #2, your taste buds are broken.

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Diet Pepsi tastes much more like Pepsi compared to Diet Coke/Coke. Pepsi Max could easily be second though depending on my mood.

I've convinced people with blind taste tests, but not much I can do over the internet.

Coke is too sweet and makes my teeth feel weird which is why most of the Pepsi products go above the Cokes.

[–] ninjabard@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I don't think Diet Coke was ever meant to taste like Coke. My conspiracy theory is when New Coke bombed, they rebranded it as Diet Coke when they brought back "classic Coke." I just prefer the flavor of diet coke.

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

If you prefer diet coke your taste buds are broken :-P

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And thus, the soda wars began.

[–] i_love_FFT@jlai.lu 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Being this passionate about cola is just the marketing that has been internalised as part of one's identity.

Is Pepsi ok? No I'd rather have a real drink please.

[–] metaStatic@kbin.earth 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

if you don't have Melon Fanta I'm burning your establishment to the ground ...

[–] ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What part of the world are you from? I've had various melon-flavored sodas, but they were at World of Coke. I've never seen it in a restaurant.

[–] metaStatic@kbin.earth 3 points 1 month ago

Yeah, it's not common anywhere but it is objectively the best soda on the planet

[–] dumbass@leminal.space 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Coke
7-Up
Any passionfruit soda
Reluctantly and if it's the only thing I'd drink, Pepsi

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Because you don't like the taste?

[–] dumbass@leminal.space 2 points 1 month ago

Not a fan of the spiced cola flavour, but it's not the worst thing out there, it's really nice out of a soda fountain tho.

[–] brb@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What the hell is diet pepsi? Pepsi max is already 0 calories?

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Diet Coke and Coke Zero are both 0 calories but taste very different.

Pepsi Max was meant to compete with Coke Zero (also uses black in the marketing/logo)

Edit to add: also Diet Pepsi has been around way longer than Pepsi Max, so the correct question is "what the hell is Pepsi Max!?"